Abstract

Situational leadership theory although many use it, but empirical theory testing is related to ethnic background factorjust a few. The purpose of this research will be to test the assumption leader’s effectiveness in bureaucracy organization, by including external factor that is ethnic background of leader and subordinate, by reason of heterogeneous cultural origin to employees in bureaucracy organization in Papua. Quantitative research method with hypothesis statistical test by using statistical test of Sommer’sdyx and Lambda with experimental treatment approach to leader and subordinate as respondent at the time of filling questioner. The results of this study (1) theory is validated, but lacks the support of theoretical assumptions; (2) managed to find a significant difference between the weak ethnic origin and the level of maturity of subordinates; (3) find other influencing factors (subordinate motivation, and ego state behavior patterns). The main suggestion of this research is to deal with the methodology and avoid the psychological sensitive factors.